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The ; Morii f For North Caro lina: Cooler. Temperature for the past 24 hours: Max. 98; Min. 76. Vol. XII American W ar Shim Needed Ojr Minister at Constanti nople So Reports and Orders Are Issued Ac cordingly Impor tant Dispatches Received in-JLumey RALEIGH. W. q. SUNDAY. ATJGrTTST 30, 1903-S1XTEEN PAGES OPERATOR'S ERROR CAUSED DISASTER No. 75 request of the public printer for a ruling:. Miller havi-.g urged that he Is entitled to compensation for the time In question. Desperado Captured -nanotte. r c. Auc 29. SDeciaL "el. Au' 29 SpeclaL Train ToAj J V thr i-art'.cnlars and will at once make BnrHI - w- aace received a tele- nam n covuycu aim rabbCII- vlgoro-s representation- v- irom ine or police of Troy. nA,.n Il ..,rte. -uM.., x. c today statiRS tnat ne had .Br &oio I iiilisu UUWII UIIUCI the Debris (.Signed) LF.ISHMAN. ItTlalla Tlircaunrd In 1'urkrr V. v Mr.p;pn. Aug. 23. Secretary Hay . i to Washington this morning ! M a long conference with As Secretary Loomls. It Is ad--.t by officials that conditions In y are assuming: alarming- propor . - and that the revolution ag-alnst ;:t m 1 becoming so serious as to it advisable for this country to , immediate steps to safeguard the trut property of Americans. - r.'-w from Constantinople that Consul Magelssen Is alive and - irtr.cd will cause no change In f ..n.s of this government for the ; ; r protection of American Interests . Turkey. The European squadron U-r Hear Admiral Cotton will con-:.-; on to Beirut and will remain In r - lclnlty of Turkish seaports as z as the present serious situation v :;-vje. I: developed thts morning that Mln-:-r W.hman recommended to the -.. dp.rtment that American war --..r nt to Tuey, and the ac t -i of the state department in de- c not to alter the orders to Rear A ::n:r il Cotton is largely based on the r.iterr.-r.ts of Minister Lelshman as (o situation In Turkey. The reports r-- -tvsi by the American mission board t Huston also Indicate that life Is not In Harpoot. A letter rec.lved at - state department from the officers f the board explained that they were . possession of important Information v :.:ch they would disclose to the ofH In a personal Interview. Secre- ry Hay has written to the officers f the board In Boston saying that he ill gladly receive them any day and . -ten to what they may have to say. Minister Llhmans dispatch, re UeJ last night, in explanation of the r rts that Vice Consul Magelssen i assassinated, says "that the error committed through using the - cipher number by the consul at He explains further that Vice "-. I Magelssen was shot at and that ;".tnor of Beirut had given as- ) that action would be prompt . looking to the finding and -.- ".:r "nt of th would-be assassin, .v- t'l llcatlon of the trouble exlst c n B-irut Minister Irishman said . :h several consular officers at r ;t h 1 reported to their fcovern- thit the conditions in Beirut are n to make It unsafe for foreign i rested a negro that he was satisfied was Will Harris, the Mecklenburg; des perado. The Troy officer asked that a Middletown, N. Y., Aug-. 29. By the man be sent to Identify the neero or a error of an Erie Onmt or n rw.ar-rm asmngion, Aug. 29. It is the be- Ooa description him be wired at onre collision occurred on fh Tri Patim lief of high officials of the government Sheriff Wallace, who knows Will Har- one mile east of Turner's, at s.-an hl that a formidable revolution is inuni rla about as well as any one. imme- morninsr when the looomntiv f th neni in lurtcy. Fear is also cuteruilned ie!y telegraphed to the officer at second section of the westbound train. -..- i. u oi sucn. magnitude that complete description of the with a clear block ahead and running su.lun x.lll be unable to control negro. In a later dispatch the Trov flftv mil an t coach of the first section, de number of. shot had perforated the in testines. ' The latest message - from him today was that while he was do ing fairly well, his condition Is bad and there is no hope of recovery. .His mother, who is a delicate woman, is prostrated, although she does not real ly Tcnow the extent of his injuries. rary S Caleb the sultan "will be unable to control negro. In it. This apprehension Is not confined officer states that the description sent rear to officials of this government as shown nts the. negro in his custody. Sheriff molishinj- it and tiMrtiTi th. m. W allaee left tnntp-ht tn. Tm . . . ----o" W A & Dy advices received at the state de partment, indicating that the other powers are also employed to regard to helr interests in Turkey. In a cablegram received this morning Minister Lelshman said that the for eign consuls at Beirut have informed their respective governments that con ditions 'there are unsafe from the as surance of the Turkish authorities. Because of the seriousness of the situation It was determined by the president not to change the orders ot mon smoker and baggage and mail car Took Morphine and Died Winston-Salem, N. C, Aug. 29. Spe cial. Mr. Hugh C. Casper, aged Si, and unmarried, - committed suicide here this afternoon by taking 121-2 grains of morphine. He was unconscious when found and died two hotirs after ward. The deceased, was a member of the Forsyth riflemen and went with the company to Cuba during the Spanish-American war. His parents reside at China Grove. The - remains were sent there tonight for interment. De spondency Induced by strong drink is ays ,. Powers Must Die MINES WILL CLOSE More .Coal on Hand Than Companies Know What to Do With SHIP ON THE ROCKS ahead. One person was killed and if., l"c "iUllve lur --"s ecvciuccu n ci c oonuuBiy jnjurea. XNO one was injured on the second train, as the engineer and fireman of which. when they saw a collision was in evitable. Jumped. Nearly all; of the ptssengers were napping when the crash ' came. The forward common car was of smaller dimensions than the -car in "the rear, and when the smoke and steam had imuiuaiu, c., .u r rom ie ciearea away me xori"ara car wns tn KumnMn ftnimrn tr vrr A ' ' Beirut, although it i. w .iiiv.iv i me union v.oai round wedged inside the rear car as Long Island Sound Swept by a Severe Storm A-German Prince Coming Berlin, Augt 29. It has been decided that Prince Adalbert of Prussia, the kaiser's third son, shall Join the war ship Hertha at San Francisco, travel ing via New York 'and across the Unit ed States. If time will permit Prince Adalbert will visit several American cities en route, as the kaiser intends that he shall become acquainted with American life. ! " .' - - - - -.. - . nrn n . w I it m . I . crnrme Known tnat. Vice CVnil! ficeUton ' ht:o.kmj m ii uuiio ,w wucr, wmi iiujoi .... wl. not Wiled The tlft J fied by Superintendent Relnhardl that ef the passengers wri thing in agony fund thi, xt!!L. Laf .A:nt Tueaay morning Hickory Swamp. tn the general mix-un of m rJ ! ish full- a muc biiu ncil will lucre" New Rochelle, N. Y., Aug. 29. T33rly this morning during one of the worst i-hich has swept Long Island season, the four-masted rigged ship, Charles S. ; Hickory Ridge. Richard's and Pennsyl- other debris from the Interior of the'Whitney' bound orn Rouen, France, cars to JNew yorK, witn a cargo or r.naiu v Ull VvUu'l JL k7 L- caped by era wlinc, through two broken windows, thereby avoiding possible death from dense volumes of escaping steam. The crews of both trains who had not been injured went to work for, hiv -rr-- t,i. t j I. " J: ' " . vanla colliers, between here and Mount sin vV,.' . "ro?In ana ine.Carmel. would be closed down for an A dW., , t . indefinite period, three thousand men A dispatch received at the navy de- nnH hv uin u ,hw partment late this afternoon from Rear nim-m.n tv,. .v.. a j 1 A - - , r -wr v ouiiiivuuak Dam cue " e f 1 ,ne.TK", collieries were blocked and the com coaling and will sail from there for.thArna, .xfin.nin . Turkey Sunday night. This delay s , troiied by the same stockholders as the renderin,? assaistance the Injured, nuiunra oy uie xaci mat Admiral j Unon Coal Company, and it is feared A e a Doay ot IJOnran scneiD, a Cotton has decided to have these ships ,t9 blg mtnes here wlll also be c,osed stationary engineer of Paterson, was v-u-ieu iu ineir xunest capacity as u down is not known how long they may have,' to continue In Turkish waters without having an opportunity to coaL The Machlas is already on her way to Port Marching to the Isthmus found crushed to pieces. A dozen vic tims were next taken out unconscious. Most, of those killed or injured were asleep in their seats at the time and in most instances were pinned down Said In response to the hurry orders per pr,ntg a sto . to the effec&t tha a beneath the wreckage which was piled ISSUed DV A rl I n tr Sncrctn rv Dj r I i n i- . - - I ... iti. rm. . . - lorce or nve thousand mn I mmni? lnaltJ rv liiRii. xnv locomouve rani who issued Instructions for the Ma-j down the Magdalena river on Its way completely through the rear passenger v v I'll'' ItU IllirdU VI II1C Ullll'i " I . onl nil . V v .1, , V. it 'i i aisu Pda - . ships because of her slow steaming capacity. The Machlas will probably b overtaken by the other ships In a few days, but she will not go on with them to Beirut, but will stop at Port Said and there await further ordrs. the that General Alfredo Cobo has been common coach where the train em appointed governor of the state of ployes were napping... Escaping steam Panama and that General Tovar has from the engine -enveloped the wreck- j been named as secretary of war. nge and many of the victims who were fast in the debris were severely scald- ) IP(1. Th!s Aln.VAfl thA n-nrlr nt rcfn Tarktt Sheet cl Amerlcmm enenla Constantinople. Friday, Aug. 2S. Very little news was received today from the-foreign consulates In Mace donia. The Austrian consul at Uskub Baby a Brute's Victim New Orleans, August 29. Beatrica James, a negro infant, one year and three weeks old. was crimlnal'y as- Perforated With Shot Scotland Neck. N. C. -Aug. 29. Srje- saulted on the Ella plantation of the cial. Young Lynwood Davidson, who Parish of Assumption by a reports that a detachment of troops named James Alexander. The child is colored man while they were hunting passing the American consulate dls-, dying. The father gave Alexander a tothPr Tras lfltr ton.tn Thnm charged their rifles at the consulate. .-r -hlpnirff and then turned him nn n Rriai train tt rri to o one was r.urt. loose, but Alexander was subsequently Pittman Hospital for treatment. An ine persons sent to reopen the llcnt -,n i mwen tn nrma!rttrmvn? house at Kuru-Burum. Inlada ay. re-1 for safe keeping. r-; lire of the official dispatches . t the state dep.irtment by Mln r l;hrr..m In regard to the report- I t- itnation of Vice Consul Magels---. .. .rtw how he regards the sit- . .' :: in Turkey. Tr r-'.'onf.Tg dispatch was received th -t.ite department this morning i : l v cot-.sidered of utmost Import- J npi ". Aug. 27. received 11:55 p. m. rrary of State. Washinston: we made proper representations suMlrre porte v.ith reference to t..lnr.tion of Vice Consul Ma but pending reception of fuller and also your Instructions I n a-! no demands other than nsk Investigation, which the tninls T r f ore! jr. affairs assured me ! h riven rrO'nP attention. troubles In Macedonia berome . ar.l more ext-nded each day, !!l le of the necessity, which may "T t l5elf. of r.dln a ship to .i pi 4r (this word cannot be :rl) it sems to me advlsiiblc i-'P a ship within easy range of . sr unt'rs in order to bu in ioI to in. re fully protect American rt jhoull the tevolution nssume ' il.-rmln proportions. inwrgents have become more -. In eastern Jtoumanla snce .si of Rus.tim war vessel. ThA r-r train from Europe -was ip with dynamite. this corning fifty miles from Constant hopl, .r rr nounJlr.g most of the pas- strs. -r.-.I) L.EISHMAN. : ther dispatches giving the first rrration of the attempted killing of Migelssen arc as follows: "mpla, Aug. 17, lecelved 10:r-0 p.m. ---rary f State. Washington: tr for foreign affairs has Ju3t rr word stating that reported as i- it Son cf American vice consul '"!y false, adding that security Bel 'l trict te perfect. Am without fur r 'l-lces from Consul Ravndal and - M to account for such conflicting ' 'n r.ts. Will report further as oon 1 ";.r. cbtiln ncesVary Information. " T -d) LEI5I1MAN. lririn. Aug. 27. received 7:!tf n. m.. ''f try of itate. Washington: ! r-r-ivr1. telgram froni consul ',f 'I United States at Beirut ud-- i-. that our vlre consul was .-.MM !a-t Sunday right while ' x In rnrriate. Murdt-rer unseen ! : Vh. n. No ex;-inatlon is glvn !: in rrjtlng the cpse. but ' - J' add- thnt rply of governor Is ----tl-.'actory. Have askeJ for fur- port that It has been destroyed The war minister has been authori tatively informed that a revolution will break out In a few days In the dis tricts of Seres. Strumitza and Rasiog. He Is taking the necessary military measures. Bulgarians are very nu merous in that part of eastrn Mace donia and their operations are facili tated by the mountainous country and Its proximity to Bulgaria. An important railway bridge across J the Varda at BoInUa In the district of Ghevhlll was blown up by Insur gents after a sharp fight with the Tur klrh guard?. Thts severs all railway connection between Salonici and west ern Europe. operation w-as performed which he stood well. It was found that a large Pair and Fertile Islands Desolated bv Hurricane The Cayman Group Suffered rTkl f -taken hy Turk Salonlca. Aug. 29. It Is officially an nounced that the Turkish troops have recaptured Neveskl after killing two Great Damage to Crops and Property The Loss of Life Is Heavy Moblle, Ala.. Aug. 29. While details are still meagre all the Information hundred 'Bulgarians. The latter cap-f reaching this city of the results of the tured the town last Tuesday and killed .hurricane which visited the Cayman two hundred of the garrison .of two. Islands on the 11th of this month, con hundred and forty, the remainder es caping. The Bulgarians then con structed breastworks which the Turks have since bombarded. firm the first fears that disaster has overtaken the inhabitants of the Isl ands. . Allthe correspondence which jhas been received here via Clenfugos, An irade issued by the porte orders! Cuba, agrees that the hurricane at the mobilization of sixty thousand menjtalned a velocity' of over one hundred at Kossavo. There is great excitement (miles an hour, that there Is not a tree throughout Albania and the whole left standing on any of the islands, population Is eager to enlist. jthat hundreds of houses were destroy- Sofla. Aug. 29. The east bound d and that famine threatens the peo Orient express passed here this mom-jple. but the loss of life is speculative. Ing without any passengers. There :,n tne absence of definite news, and was an unsuccessful attempt to dyna mite the train a few miles south of Kulellburagas, where another may be one hundred or one thousand. The Islands consist of Grand Cay- train :man atout seventeen miies jong ana was dynanrlted two davs aeo. The! four to seven in widtn. imie I enrines of the we-t Hnn,i vr,r Cayman and Cayman Brae. They are ; . . . . t . v. i , . derailed, but otherwise there was no in latitude 19 degrees north, off the damage done. isoutn coast or uuoa and Deiween mat It i- renorted th-'t r..At., Island and Jamaica, being part of the w - --- - 4 v-. v - v a Adrianople has been burned to ashes. Three other dLiricts of aflame. f the city are NO BACK PAY i Miller Will Get Nothing for the Time He Was Off British West Indies. The British Com missioner there Is S. Sanguinettl. The policy of the government is displayed In the education of the people and the fact that there was absolutely no pov erty among the 10,500 inhabitants who peopled the three Islands. Most Of the people owned their own homes and the mi-Jorlty were very comfortable. It has been learned that Immense itrees which escaped the fury of the wind in the hurricane of 1876 were up-lrrM-tr1 rturinor thA last visitation, and Washington, Aug. 29. Comptroller ot evldence of the greater force of the the Treasury Tracewell today rendered wjnd creates the belief that only the a decision, holding that Foreman Mil- 8tone buildings are left In Georgetown, ler of the government printing office, Gne letter received here describes the who was dismissed from his position destruction of one hundred and forty because of expulsion from the book- houseSt but does not state the fate of binder' union, and was later reln-jtnejr occupants. stated by President Roosevelt, Is notj Rev. j. a. Martin, from Scotland, Is entitled to draw his pay of li a day minister of the Georgetown church. So for the time he was out of office. The far attempts to communicate with him comptroller holds that as Miller per- have failed. It is this lack of communl formed no service, for the government "cation and consequent absence of de- during the time between his dismissal tails that has magnified the disaster and re-instatement. he is not entitled in the minds of Mobile people Interest- to compensation, although absence from ed In the fate of the islands through his post was through no fault or nis trade relations or naving inenas uwre. own. The opinion was in response to Cayman Brae is one hundred ana xu- i ty feet above the sea level and would not be affected by the rise in water which always accompanies a heavy tropical storm, but Grand Cayman and other islands are low lying and have before been deluged in "parts by hur ricane waves. The experience of 1876 taught the people on the larger island the danger of residence in its center, which is only a few feet above the sea, and this part was very thinly popu lated. Definite Information so far shows that ten schooners and other large craft anchored In Georgetown harbor August 11 were swept out to sea, and that only one, the Governor 'Blake, managed to reach another port. It is also known that the entire fleet of fishing vessels and small craft, num bering over one hundred, was destroy ed in the same harbor and that small boats known to be at sea from other parts of the island have not been heard of since. The surviving vessel reached Clenfugos after a hard battle with the elements, and was the first to bring news of the disaster to . the outside world. This is accounted for by the entire destruction of the small craft and schooners which carried the mail from Cayman to Jamaica, where it was forwarded by steamer. The Gov ernor Blake saved the mate of the schooner J. W. Bentley and three of the crew of the steamer Champlaln, while herself battling for life in the maelstrom of craft driven before the wind like so many corks. She had as passengers Lloyd Scott, well known In this city, who used the significant phrase in sending the first intelligence of the disaster: "Words are Inadequate to express how terrible Georgetown looks. It ap peared as fair as the garden of the gods before the catastrophe, and in six hours was a desolate ruin." The crews of eight schooners and barks are unaccounted for and the loss of life among the smaller craft must have been considerable, as fisherman and other natives of the islands fol lowing the sea for a calling have the oriental style of living In their boats at this season. There Is a possibility that some of the small craft were blown to great distances and, surviving the hurricane, their occupants were taken off by passing vessels. It will take several days to clear this up. Two crews were rescued In this way. " The schooner Acorn, in charge of Captain W. A. Bodden, has gone to Grand Cayman with a cargo of pro visions for the relief of those in need and is expected to return to this place within ten days. off Execution light, near New Rochelle. It is feared tonight that the ship will go to pieces, as the sea is running very high. The crew, consisting of the captain and twelve sailors," are still aboard. The sea was so rough all day that a tug, which came up from City Island and tried to get a line to the stranded vessel, had to put tack. Late tonight the vessel was listed badly to the port side and was displaying distress sig nals. Several attempts to reach the sliip proved unavailing. The Whitney went on the rocks at 6 o'clock this morning. She was coming down the" sound" under her head sails. Owing to the dense fog the captain was steering by the compass and missed the signals which were displayed byj the Execution light keeper. It was not known tonight whether there was a hole in her hull, but it is believed that she is probably damaged, as the reef is one of the most dangerous spots in the scund.The Merrett & Chap man Wrecking Company has been notified and is to send tugs tomorrow to pull her off if possible, at high tide. The storm encountered by the Whit ney is a northeaster that has been raging- since Friday nig-ht, doing great damage to shipping and to the coun try places of wealthy New Yorkers living along tho sound. The storm has left a scene of desolation along the Westchester shore of the sound. Many steam yachts and sailing; pleasure craft have been wrecked. Fell Through a Window Winston-Salem, N. C, Aug. 29. Spe cial. Chrrles Chick, a painter, while intoxicated, fell down a flight of steps this afternoon, his head going through two thick window paries. The carotid artery on the left side of his jieck was severed and he came near blteding to death before a physician arrived. He is at the hospital. While it is believed he will recover he is very weak, from the loss of blood. Soldier Killed a Cow Salisbury, N. C, Aug. 29. Special. A train loaded with soldiers passed States ville one day this week, and while passing a. farm house one milei west of town one of the soldiers shot and killed a fine milch cow, the property of a tenant on the place. The owner is making an effort to get damages out of the guilty party, but so far without success, as the person who did the shooting cannot be located. New Cotton From Sampson Goldsboro, N. C, Aug. 29 Special. The first bale' of new crop cotton came in ,on this market today from the farm of Mr. OUe Sutton, across the line in Sampson county. The cotton sold for ll?i cents and was purchased by Mr, F. K. Borden for the Borden cotton mill of this city. The bale weighed 670 pounds and brought $78.72, which shows that cottcn is still king. WRECKED ON LOOKOUT s Barkentine James H. Hamlin Will Be a Total Loss Beaufort, N. C, Aug. 29. Special. The barkentine James H. Hamlin, with a careo of crossties, from Jacksonville, Fla., bound for New York, struck on Cape Lookout shoals, nine miles east of the light house. The j current was running so strone. the wind light, and'; the sea hterh, that the vessel pounded heavily, causing a leak.. The crew abandoned her and were ' taken off by the Cape Lookout, life-saving: Crew, reaching the station at 2.30 this morn ing. The vessel and carso will .be" a total loss. There have been five tugs to her today, but all have given 'her up and gone home. Third Conviction of Formii Kentucky Official for Com- k plicity in the Murder v7: of Governor Goebel T Georgetown. Ky., Aug. 29. The third trial of ex-Secretary of State Calelv Powers, for complicity In the murder of Governor William Goebel. in Janu ary, 1900, closed shortly before noon, today, with the extreme penalty ot hanging for the distinguished prison- v. er, who has been in the penitentiary for three years on life sentence. The verdict of the Jury, "Guilty an! the punishment of death," was report ed Into court at 11.20 today. Several hundred people crowded the court room when the verdict was1 received, and the most intense silence prevailed. The Jury was polled and each man de plared the verdict of guilty to be his finding. Powers sat unmoved while his attorneys asked for time to make a motion for a new trial. Arthur Goe bel, the brother of the victim, broke, down from the strain upon hearing the verdict. Powers has been convicted twice be fore, this being the third trial In which the Jury has brought In a verdict of guilty against him. All three of the trials were held at Georgetown and in each of them he had the assistance of the most able lawyers who could b procured. The last trial was dlstlns guished by the fact that Powers ad dressed the Jury in his own behalf, and in a long review of the' case showed 1 himself to be a very competent allj, while his eloquence in pleading for hl life astounded those who' had watched him carefully in the past trials of the' cass. Powers took the stand In his own de fense this week and declared his Inno-I cence. The formor secretary of static denied complicity -in Governor aoebel's murder and said a conspiracy against him had brought convictions on the former trials. Powers was arrested shortly after Goebel's death. The first trial took place early in July, 1900. . Powers was sentenced to life imprisonment August 20, 1900. He was given another trial, which began October 8. .This tlm he was again found guilty and sentenced' to life imprisonment. He was given a new 'trial, which began August 7 last. Luck Saved the British i in the South African War Report of Commission of ln- .New Railroad Official Washington, Aug. 29. Owing to the big increase In its business because of the double tracking of its system, the Southern Railway has been compelled to create, another office and put one of its most competent men in charge. The office is that of assistant super intendent of the Washington division. M. M. Deul, who for years has been trainmaster in the eastern district of the Birmingham division, between Birmingham and Atlanta.' has been 'ap pointed to fill it. quiry Shows That the Government Was Un prepared and Ap- . parently Unconcerned -4r Leishman a Blunderer London, Aug. 29. A dispatch from Berlin, says that in connection with the report of the assassination of Mr. Magelssen, the American vice consul at Beirut, the comment there is that it was inexcusable that an official ot the rank of a minister, like Mr. Leish man, should be guilty of so egregious a blunder at this time. The German newspapers, which are always ready to scoff at America, par ticularly in regard to her ambitions to participate in European affairs, gloat over what they call this typical piece of Yankee impulsiveness." A Strenuous Emperor London, Aug. 29 Dispatches from Ber lin state that the kaiser made a re-, markable speech at Cassel today in which he included a characteristic con fession of his belief in the strenuous life. The emperor said among other things: "It was earnest preparation at Cas sel that made me capable of earning on . my shoulders the burden of work which Is day by day becoming heavier. Though my teachers utilized every minute to prepare me for my high call ing, none of them had an adequate con ception of what an immense weight he has to bear who is responsible for fifty eight millions of Germans. I can only say that the "ric hp become my sec ond nature 1 ' t . - ." London, Aug. 29. Four Tmlky dooks, which were issued this week, contain ing the report of the commission of in quiry into the -South African war and the evidence given before it, have dis closed a state of affairs hardly less se rious, as the Times says, than that disclosed by the report of the historic commission of inquiry after the Cri mean war. The state of unprepared ness for the South African war or-any war was such that can oly be de scribed as appalling, says the report ... t .a n i lfiL It is impossible to give me aein which fill these four volumes. The London papers have devoted pages to it, as well as. columns of leading ar ticles. It must suffice-to say that all the attacks upon the war 'office which were made during the war when in those months of constant defeat cha'rges of every kind of criminal neg lect were made against it, have been fully Justified by this report, which shows that charges worse and more numerous might Justly have been brought. A most important matter was the unpreparedness in material, such as the lack of any clothing reserve except scarlet, though it was known for years that khaki would be wanted in the next campaign: that the Lee-Enfield rifles were wrongfully sighted and "they would not hit a haj'stack," in the words of a distinguished witness, aaoV that six million rounds of service bullets were useless. The navy having a supply of ammunition and brown pa per boats, saved the situation and pre vented drawing on India. There was no reserve for saddfery, few horse shoes and nofmules, while the cavalry sword, in the words of General French, w-aa the very worst that could possibly be used and there were only eighty in reserve. The two army corps for for eign service had neither transport nor animals. Furthermore, there was not a penny of expenditure for the most essential preparations until three weeks before the war. There was no scheme for organizing the services of the home ancf colonial volunteers, . no maps, no plans of campaign or schemes of defense. - Nothing has been thought out, is tho constantly recurring criticism of the commissioners. Everything In con nection with the actual preparations was shown over and over agatn by witnesses who were eminent men lr their professions to have been in tho same condition as the few foreign points which have been taken, haphaz ard. What is more serious than this, what is bringing a storm of obloquy; from all , quarters, irrespective of poli tics, upon the war office . Is the revela tlon of its utter disregard of its du ties. Its refusal to listen to advice, Its neglect of repeated warnings and Its aMjbn throughout in maintaining an ptitude iwhich was well indicated by General Bulr's evidence that, even after he had been nominated" for the command by a telegram at a time. when the duke of Devonshire had not re ceived information as to the govern ment's plan, he merely received from the Marqul9 of Lansdowne a casual Invitation to "drop in and see me if you come to London." Moreover, there are no signs that th war office has done anything to Im prove matter?. As the secretary says:. "We are saved by a miracle, yet we are trusting to another miracle to save, us from a similar emergency." General Buller blurted out. In giving his testimony, that if the Boers In Na-l tal had reached the sea they were to have received the resistance of a Eu-k ropean power. This emphasizes tn' remark of Sir George Goldie, one of th commanders, that only an extraordl nary combination of, fortunate clrcum-K l and internal. saveT the empire in the early months of 1900. iv.M ia nrt reason to expect a repetU tion of such fortune, if as appears prob-; able, the next national emergency stlUi fhids us discussing our preparations. Sunday School Convention Goldsboro, N. C. Aug. 29. Special The county Sunday school convention convened at Salem church today wlttfa full attendance from all the Sunday schools in the county. The exercise and addresses 'are all Interesting and Instructive. A nurnber of prominent Sunday schools- workers are present! from different points la the state. To morrow will be the big day and tha attendance is expected to .be overflow ing. President H. B. Parker, -Jr.. of -th convention, is on the scene. buO owing to the injuries which he received In the railroad wreck on the 19th of May, rear Raleigh, be is not atle.to, take the prominent part that - hj usually taJzes on such occasions. ' V 4 I 4 4 j A?: if - i r : f
The Morning Post (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Aug. 30, 1903, edition 1
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